Penalva
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin pinna alba.[1] Cognate with Galician Penalva and Penalba.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnaw.vɐ/ [peˈnaʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnaw.va/ [peˈnaʊ̯.va]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈnal.vɐ/ [pɨˈnaɫ.vɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈnal.bɐ/ [pɨˈnaɫ.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: Pe‧nal‧va
Proper noun
Penalva ?
- a toponym indicating the presence of a white crag:
- synonym of Penalva do Castelo
Derived terms
- Castelo de Penalva
- Penalva de Alva
- Penalva do Castelo
- penalvense
References
- ^ “Penalva”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025